| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 旧妻 | きゅうさい | ex-wife |
| 旧友 | きゅうゆう | old friend |
| 旧式 | きゅうしき | old style |
| 旧派 | きゅうは | old school |
| 復旧 | ふっきゅう, ふくきゅう | restoration, restitution, rehabilitation |
| 新旧 | しんきゅう | new and old, incoming and outgoing |
| 旧制 | きゅうせい | old system, old order |
| 旧姓 | きゅうせい | one's former (maiden) name |
| 旧弊 | きゅうへい | old-fashioned, conservatism, standing evil, the old school, antiquated |
| 旧態 | きゅうたい | old state of affairs |
| 旧暦 | きゅうれき | Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar |
| 旧来 | きゅうらい | traditional, from ancient times, formerly |
| 旧正月 | きゅうしょうがつ | lunisolar New Year, Chinese New Year, Vietnamese Tet |
| 旧盆 | きゅうぼん | Bon Festival of the lunar calendar |
| 旧知 | きゅうち | old friend, old friendship |
| 旧藩 | きゅうはん | former clan |
| 旧藩主 | きゅうはんしゅ | former feudal lord |
| 旧誼 | きゅうぎ | old friendship |